Okebe Surname

197,788th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kenya

Okebe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4511:122,0838,033
Kenya5981:77,2247,202
Uganda461:848,68039,357
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
England11:55,718,059489,080
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Okebe (351) may also be a first name.

Okebe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Okebe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Okebe is found most in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Okebe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 197,788th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 3,444,020 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okebe are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 465,148th most common given name on earth. It is borne by 351 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,451 people, or 1 in 122,083. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 55 percent reside, Abia, where 16 percent reside and Lagos, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 28 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.

Okebe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Okebe surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Okebe earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.69% less than the national average, earning $29,906 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okebei9188/
Okebie9163/
Okcebe9158/
Okeibe9131/
Okoebe9116/
Okiebe9112/
Okeabe9112/
Okebeï919/
Okaebe916/
Okebeh915/
Okebes914/
Okebge912/
Okeube912/
Okhebe911/
Okebee911/
Okebea911/
Okaebea831/
Okoebeh831/
Okabe8091,425/
Okibe802,223/
Okobe801,835/
Ekebe80885/
Akebe80656/
Ocebe80113/
Okeba8077/
Okebi8067/
Okeby8034/
Ukebe805/
Okeebest771/
Okaibe73344/
Akcebe73325/
Ekaebe73154/
Akebie7374/
Okeaba7368/
Okiobe7351/
Okoibe7341/
Ochebe7335/
Okuibe7320/
Okeibi7315/
Okibeh7314/
Ekeibe738/
Akaebe737/
O'kabe737/
Ukeebe736/
Okabeh735/
Okhabe734/
Akebet734/
Okabea734/
Akebeh734/
Ukebie734/
Ukebee734/
Okebay733/
Akeebe733/
Okebyi733/
Okaebi733/
Ekeabe732/
Okobea732/
Akeube732/
Okebui731/
Okabei731/
Hokabe731/
Okebii731/
Ekebie731/
Okieba731/
Okeubi731/
Okiebi731/
Okeabi731/
Okeeba731/
Ekebei731/
Oikobe731/
Okabee731/
Okhibe731/
Okibea731/
Okibes731/
Hakebe731/
Ekiebe731/
Akebge731/
Ekhebie6730/
Okiobey6716/
Okiebai6714/
Okaibea679/
Ocheibe673/
Akeebee673/
Okoibee673/
Houkabe672/
Okoebai671/
Oukhebi671/
Ekeibeh671/
Okeyboy671/
Ookeaba671/
Akeibed671/
Huckebe671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Okebe
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